7.2% of Mount Rainier, MD residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 34.4% less than the poverty level of 9.6% across the entire state of Maryland. 6.2% of high school graduates and 10.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 18.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 62.7%. For comparison, it was 64.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mount Rainier, MD
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Rainier:
7.2%
Whole state:
9.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Rainier:
4.4%
Whole state:
4.9%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mount Rainier:
18.1%
Maryland:
18.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 9.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Rainier:
26.0%
Maryland:
22.8%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
62.7%
Residents above poverty level:
64.3%
Poverty by age in Mount Rainier, MD
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mount Rainier,MD (percentage below poverty level)
19.3%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
12.8%16 and 17 years
12.1%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
14.0%35 to 44 years
3.5%45 to 54 years
6.1%55 to 64 years
3.9%65 to 74 years
2.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mount Rainier,MD (percentage below poverty level)
10.5%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
12.1%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
19.9%18 to 24 years
11.8%25 to 34 years
2.0%35 to 44 years
8.9%45 to 54 years
7.9%55 to 64 years
14.9%65 to 74 years
18.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mount Rainier,MD (% below half of poverty level)
5.8%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
4.6%12 to 17 years
12.2%18 to 24 years
0.6%25 to 34 years
5.7%35 to 44 years
4.0%45 to 54 years
4.6%55 to 64 years
3.7%65 to 74 years
4.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mount Rainier, MD
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Rainier, MD (%)
4.9%White
10.9%Black
0.0%Asian
3.5%Other race
20.9%2+ races
5.8%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Rainier, MD (absolute numbers)
76White
372Black
0Asian
77Other race
1562+ races
163Hispanic
9.5%Below poverty level
90.5%Above poverty level
5.5%Below poverty level
94.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mount Rainier, MD
Children below poverty level:
Mount Rainier, Maryland:
6.5%
State:
11.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mount Rainier:
6.2%
Maryland:
7.4%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mount Rainier:
10.5%
Maryland:
21.6%
16.7%Married-couple family
26.7%Male, no wife present
56.7%Female, no husband present
7.7%Worked full-time, year-round
40.2%Worked part-time
52.1%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
16.1%1950 to 1959
52.7%1940 to 1949
31.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.5%1999 to 2000
1.8%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
3.2%1980 to 1989
6.1%1970 to 1979
7.5%1960 to 1969
25.2%1950 to 1959
5.7%1940 to 1949
50.0%1939 or earlier
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